TextGrabber 6 – Real-Time OCR
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Text Scanner + QR code reader

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Description

ABBYY TextGrabber easily and quickly digitizes fragments of printed text, reads QR codes and turnes the recognized result into actions: call, write, translate into 100+ languages, search in the Internet or on maps, create events on the calendar, edit, voice and share in any convenient way.When you point a camera at printed text, TextGrabber instantly captures information and recognizes it without connecting to the Internet. A unique real-time recognition mode extracts information in 60+ languages not only from documents, but from any surfaces.Translation is available as a separate in-app purchase.

***** Winner of SUPERSTAR Award in the "Mobile Productivity App", "Mobile Image Capture App" and “Text Input” categories in Mobile Star Awards------------------------ “TextGrabber is probably the best app which adds another function to your iPhone: a scanner”- The Irish Times“The results get delivered relatively fast, which is great. A must have for students” - appadvice.com“The Best Image-to-Text App for iPhone” - lifehacker.com ------------------------ KEY FEATURES: • Innovative Real-Time Recognition mode based on ABBYY RTR SDK technology will digitize printed text directly on the camera screen without taking photographs.• Text recognition in 60+ languages, including Russian, English, German, Spanish, Greek, Turkish, Chinese and Korean, without an Internet connection.• All links, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, postal addresses and dates after digitization become clickable: you can click on the link, phone, write email, find the address on the maps or add an event to the calendar.• Full-text translation into 100+ languages (Internet connection is required, separate in-app purchase).• QR code reader.• Powerful text-to-speech capability with the VoiceOver system feature.• Adjustable font sizes and audio prompts to assist visually impaired people: you can increase the font size and use sound prompts to interface elements.• Share the results to any app installed on the device via the system menu.• All extracted text is automatically backed up and can be easily found in the “History” folder ------------------------ With ABBYY TextGrabber you can save and translate any printed text you need with a tap of your screen: • Texts from TV screen or smartphone• Receipts • Labels and counters• Travel documents• Magazine articles and book fragments• Manuals and instructions • Recipe ingredients, etc. ------------------------ OCR HINT: Please select the appropriate language (up to three at a time) before recognition ------------------------ Twitter: @ABBYY_Mobile Facebook: fb.com/AbbyyMobileVK: vk.com/abbyylingvoYouTube: youtube.com/c/AbbyyMobile----------------------- ABBYY TEXTGRABBER IS THE FASTEST WAY TO DIGITIZE, TRANSLATE AND ACTION ANY PRINTED INFORMATION!

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What's New

Version History

6.7

Mar 13, 2018

In this release, we’ve fixed the work with text by merging pages (thanks to our attentive user!). Now, without any problems, you will be able to merge a hundred notes in one text. Also, auto-scroll was corrected when switching to a card from other windows and the application performance was improved.Major changes introduced in past releases:+ Improved Voice Over performance+ The Drag and Drop on iPad.+ Ability to turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

6.6

Jan 31, 2018

We know that TextGrabber is widely used by users with visual problems, so we devoted this release to make our app better for them. In this release, we improved the performance of Voice Over in more than thirty cases! All camera elements, buttons, text of the note are voiced entirely without additional actions. Also, the real-time recognition mode was improved when Voice Over enabled.Major changes introduced in past releases:+ The Drag and Drop on iPad.+ Ability to turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

6.5

Nov 3, 2017

In this release, we supported iPhone X interface so you can enjoy TextGrabber on your very new device! Major changes introduced in past releases:+ The Drag and Drop on iPad.+ Ability to turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

6.4

Nov 1, 2017

We have made some improvements and bug fix. Major changes introduced in past releases:+ Ability to turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. + The Drag and Drop on iPad.Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

6.3.7

Oct 16, 2017

We've made some improvements to the app, fixing a number of minor bugs. Major from last release: + Ability to turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. + Improved language detection algorithm helps users get better recognition results.+ Full support of iOS 11.+ The Drag and Drop on iPad.Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

6.3.5

Sep 27, 2017

+ Now you can turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. + Improved language detection algorithm helps users get better recognition results.

Major from last release: + Full support of iOS 11.+ The Drag and Drop on iPad.Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

6.3

Sep 21, 2017

TextGrabber is now fully support iOS 11 and includes the most exciting features from new OS:+ The Drag and Drop allows to quickly import images to TextGrabber for OCR and export recognized text to other apps (iPad only).+ Language detection helps users get better recognition results. The app identifies the language of the scanned text and suggests it to the user.

Giving you the best user experience is a priority for us, and your review in AppStore would be a great encouragement for us!

6.2

Aug 31, 2017

We’ve made some improvements and fixed small bugs. Major since the previous release:+ Improved recognition of line and paragraph breaks as well as hyphenation of words, which helps preserve the original layout and makes the text much easier to read and translate.+ Innovative real-time OCR technology let you capture text directly from your camera screen, without the need to take a photo or crop it. We are looking forward to your reviews and suggestions. Your feedback is very useful both to us, the developers, and to other users of the app.

6.1.5

Jul 21, 2017

In this release, we have improved the recognition of line and paragraph breaks as well as hyphenation of words, which helps preserve the original layout and makes the text much easier to read and translate.

Major since the previous release:• With our innovative real-time OCR technology, you can capture text directly from your camera screen, without the need to take a photo or crop it. The digitized text instantly becomes actionable: links, phone numbers, email addresses, street addresses and dates become clickable to easily perform the corresponding task.• The UI has not been neglected either. TextGrabber has been redesigned in crisp green and white.

Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber 6. Thank you!

6.1

Jul 19, 2017

In this release, we have improved the recognition of line and paragraph breaks as well as hyphenation of words, which helps preserve the original layout and makes the text much easier to read and translate.

Major since the previous release:

• With our innovative real-time OCR technology, you can capture text directly from your camera screen, without the need to take a photo or crop it. The digitized text instantly becomes actionable: links, phone numbers, email addresses, street addresses and dates become clickable to easily perform the corresponding task.• The UI has not been neglected either. TextGrabber has been redesigned in crisp green and white.

Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber 6. Thank you!

6.0.1

Jun 23, 2017

We are excited to announce the completely new TextGrabber 6!The new real-time recognition feature brings TextGrabber to an entirely new level. Try it now and leave a review, please!

With our innovative real-time OCR technology, you can capture text directly from your camera screen, without the need to take a photo and crop it. The digitized text instantly becomes actionable: it can be copied, edited, shared, translated into 100+ languages or read using VoiceOver. Links, phones, emails, street addresses and dates become clickable to easily perform the corresponding task – follow, call, email, find on maps or add to the calendar.

The UI has not been neglected either. TextGrabber has been redesigned in crisp green and white and the following improvements have been made:• A “Save” button has been added to the results screen to enable you to save only the fragments you need.• The camera can now be launched from the notes screen with the large convenient button.• The “Share” dialog box has been replaced with a system one, where you can send the results to any app on your device.• Photo OCR has also been given a complete overhaul to achieve faster OCR speeds and a smaller memory footprint.

Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber 6. Thank you!

6.0.0

Jun 21, 2017

We are excited to announce the completely new TextGrabber 6!The new real-time recognition feature brings TextGrabber to an entirely new level. Try it now and leave a review, please!

With our innovative real-time OCR technology, you can capture text directly from your camera screen, without the need to take a photo and crop it. The digitized text instantly becomes actionable: it can be copied, edited, shared, translated into 100+ languages or read using VoiceOver. Links, phones, emails, street addresses and dates become clickable to easily perform the corresponding task – follow, call, email, find on maps or add to the calendar.

The UI has not been neglected either. TextGrabber has been redesigned in crisp green and white and the following improvements have been made:• A “Save” button has been added to the results screen to enable you to save only the fragments you need.• The camera can now be launched from the notes screen with the large convenient button.• The “Share” dialog box has been replaced with a system one, where you can send the results to any app on your device.• Photo OCR has also been given a complete overhaul to achieve faster OCR speeds and a smaller memory footprint.

Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber 6. Thank you!

5.5.4

Mar 7, 2017

In this release, we've made some improvements to the app, fixing a number of minor bugs along the way, including in VoiceOver. Please post your thoughts and ideas about TextGrabber on our AppStore page! Your feedback is very useful both to us, the developers, and to other users of the app.

5.5.3

Feb 26, 2017

We’ve fixed some small bugs. Previously iOS 10 was fully supported in TextGrabber.We are looking forward to your reviews and suggestions. Your feedback is very useful both to us, the developers, and to other users of the app.

5.4.7

Oct 31, 2016

We’ve fixed some small bugs. Previously iOS 10 was fully supported in TextGrabber.We are looking forward to your reviews and suggestions. Your feedback is very useful both to us, the developers, and to other users of the app.

5.4.6

Oct 4, 2016

TextGrabber is now completely compatible with iOS 10! We have fixed some small bugs and added several improvements to make your work with printed texts effortless and effective.

Giving you the best user experience is a priority for us, and your review would be a great encouragement!

5.4.5

Sep 27, 2016

TextGrabber is now completely compatible with iOS 10! We have fixed some small bugs and added several improvements to make your work with printed texts effortless and effective.

Giving you the best user experience is a priority for us, and your review would be a great encouragement!

5.4.4

Sep 19, 2016

Dear users, thank you for your patience. TextGrabber is now completely compatible with iOS 10! We have added several improvements to make your work with printed texts effortless and effective.

Giving you the best user experience is a priority for us, and your review would be a great encouragement!

5.4

Aug 8, 2016

Added 12 new translation languages.

We are anxious to hear what you think of the new features! Please don’t be shy to share your feedback on TextGrabber pate in the App Store!

5.3.5

Aug 3, 2016

5.3.5Integration with Findo smart search

5.3.4This interim release includes small improvements of OCR quality. Recently we added other cool features:+TUTORIAL. The app now opens to introductory screens that help you learn about the functions and use them to the fullest.+CHOOSE LANGUAGE FOR RECOGNITION. Now you can choose the language of the text not only when taking a picture, but also while cropping the captured image.+ QR CODES. Now TextGrabber can recognize QR codes as well as text fragments in 60 languages. If a QR code contains a phone number, an e-mail address or a URL, you can immediately tap them to make a phone call, create an e-mail message or open the web page. All of the items grabbed from the QR code will be saved to History.+ TAKE SNAPSHOTS WITH VOLUME UP/DOWN. Now you can take photos by pressing the Volume button on your device or headphones, as well as by tapping the camera button or just anywhere on the screen.

We are anxious to hear what you think of the new features! Please don’t be shy to share your feedback on TextGrabber pate in the App Store!

5.3.4

Jun 17, 2016

This interim release includes small improvements of OCR quality. Recently we added other cool features:+TUTORIAL. The app now opens to introductory screens that help you learn about the functions and use them to the fullest.+CHOOSE LANGUAGE FOR RECOGNITION. Now you can choose the language of the text not only when taking a picture, but also while cropping the captured image.+ QR CODES. Now TextGrabber can recognize QR codes as well as text fragments in 60 languages. If a QR code contains a phone number, an e-mail address or a URL, you can immediately tap them to make a phone call, create an e-mail message or open the web page. All of the items grabbed from the QR code will be saved to History.+ TAKE SNAPSHOTS WITH VOLUME UP/DOWN. Now you can take photos by pressing the Volume button on your device or headphones, as well as by tapping the camera button or just anywhere on the screen.

We are anxious to hear what you think of the new features! Please don’t be shy to share your feedback on TextGrabber pate in the App Store!

5.3.3

Jun 17, 2016

This interim release includes small bug fixes. Recently we added other cool features:+TUTORIAL. The app now opens to introductory screens that help you learn about the functions and use them to the fullest.+CHOOSE LANGUAGE FOR RECOGNITION. Now you can choose the language of the text not only when taking a picture, but also while cropping the captured image.+ QR CODES. Now TextGrabber can recognize QR codes as well as text fragments in 60 languages. If a QR code contains a phone number, an e-mail address or a URL, you can immediately tap them to make a phone call, create an e-mail message or open the web page. All of the items grabbed from the QR code will be saved to History.+ TAKE SNAPSHOTS WITH VOLUME UP/DOWN. Now you can take photos by pressing the Volume button on your device or headphones, as well as by tapping the camera button or just anywhere on the screen.

We are anxious to hear what you think of the new features! Please don’t be shy to share your feedback on TextGrabber pate in the App Store!

5.3.2

Jun 15, 2016

+TUTORIAL. The app now opens to introductory screens that help you learn about the functions and use them to the fullest.+CHOOSE LANGUAGE FOR RECOGNITION. Now you can choose the language of the text not only when taking a picture, but also while cropping the captured image.

Recently we added other cool features:+ QR CODES. Now TextGrabber can recognize QR codes as well as text fragments in 60 languages. If a QR code contains a phone number, an e-mail address or a URL, you can immediately tap them to make a phone call, create an e-mail message or open the web page. All of the items grabbed from the QR code will be saved to History.+ TAKE SNAPSHOTS WITH VOLUME UP/DOWN. Now you can take photos by pressing the Volume button on your device or headphones, as well as by tapping the camera button or just anywhere on the screen.

We are anxious to hear what you think of the new features! Please don’t be shy to share your feedback on TextGrabber pate in the App Store!

5.3

Jun 14, 2016

+TUTORIAL. The app now opens to introductory screens that help you learn about the functions and use them to the fullest.+CHOOSE LANGUAGE FOR RECOGNITION. Now you can choose the language of the text not only when taking a picture, but also while cropping the captured image.

Recently we added other cool features:+ QR CODES. Now TextGrabber can recognize QR codes as well as text fragments in 60 languages. If a QR code contains a phone number, an e-mail address or a URL, you can immediately tap them to make a phone call, create an e-mail message or open the web page. All of the items grabbed from the QR code will be saved to History.+ TAKE SNAPSHOTS WITH VOLUME UP/DOWN. Now you can take photos by pressing the Volume button on your device or headphones, as well as by tapping the camera button or just anywhere on the screen.

We are anxious to hear what you think of the new features! Please don’t be shy to share your feedback on TextGrabber pate in the App Store!

5.2

Jun 9, 2016

We have added a number of new features and made several improvements to the app just in time for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference:

+ QR CODES. Now TextGrabber can recognize QR codes as well as text fragments in 60 languages. If a QR code contains a phone number, an e-mail address or a URL, you can immediately tap them to make a phone call, create an e-mail message or open the web page. All of the items grabbed from the QR code will be saved to History.

+ WORKING WITH PHOTO ALBUMS. Now the app can grab text from images stored in different folders on your devices, and we have also squashed some bugs along the way.

+ VOICE OVER IMPROVED. To make using the app easier for users with visual impairments, we have overhauled the voice over component of the image viewer. Now all actions performed on images are spoken out correctly, and the app will tell you the date and time of the current image.

+ TAKE SNAPSHOTS WITH VOLUME UP/DOWN. Now you can take photos by pressing the Volume button on your device or headphones, as well as by tapping the camera button or just anywhere on the screen.

+ IMPROVED SPEED AND PERFORMANCE. The app now uses a faster file storage service for smoother and faster text grabbing, saving, and searching experience.

Your comments and five-star ratings in the App Store have motivated us to produce the coolest image-to-text app currently available. Please update your version and tell us what you think!

Mar 13, 2018

Version 6.7

In this release, we’ve fixed the work with text by merging pages (thanks to our attentive user!). Now, without any problems, you will be able to merge a hundred notes in one text. Also, auto-scroll was corrected when switching to a card from other windows and the application performance was improved.Major changes introduced in past releases:+ Improved Voice Over performance+ The Drag and Drop on iPad.+ Ability to turn off the app signature when sharing in the Settings. Please leave a review if you like ABBYY TextGrabber. Thank you!

Ratings and Reviews

4.6 out of 5

1.1K Ratings

1.1K Ratings

Editors’ Notes

Capturing printed words and magically morphing them into easy-to-edit digital text is TextGrabber’s bread and butter. But we love it nearly as much for the sci-fi cool factor of being able to instantly translate Italian restaurant menus, French fashion magazines, and Japanese graphic novels into our native language.

Editors’ Notes

Capturing printed words and magically morphing them into easy-to-edit digital text is TextGrabber’s bread and butter. But we love it nearly as much for the sci-fi cool factor of being able to instantly translate Italian restaurant menus, French fashion magazines, and Japanese graphic novels into our native language.

One of ABBY’s best products

Dec 9, 2017

Cardinal 55

While I have had my gripes about ABBYY’s price and what I believe is a clear loss in the quality of the apps (ie it’s still hard to find better desktop software!), I nonetheless have to say this app is excellent. I am a PhD candidate in the humanities, and had to pass four research languages in order to complete the program. That meant I had to learn to translate quickly, and recognize common phrases in each language. If one is looking for the parsing or definition of a word then a lexicon is best, but if one needs to actually translate and work through sentence structure, then this is one of the most helpful apps I’ve found. I continue to use it for quick translation or to check my own rendering.

*i do echo previous comments regarding whether the app utilizes the hardware of the latest iPhone effectively (it doesn’t); the iPhones have the best cameras on the market, and yet the ABBYY apps seem to struggle to take decent pictures. Sadly, it’s often easier and more accurate to take a picture with the native camera app and then import into the suite of ABBYY apps. (I have received multiple responses to this issue telling me I’m doing it wrong, but I have an actual lighting setup and a device that holds the phone over the page...I’m sure I will get corrected again 🙄 but there is some difference - that said ABBYY is still the best available).

Developer Response

Apr 4, 2018

Dear Cardinal 55, we're happy to have you as a user, thank you so much for high rating and such a detailed feedback! We'll consider all your notes :) Best regards, ABBYY Mobile

One of ABBY’s best products

Dec 9, 2017

Cardinal 55

While I have had my gripes about ABBYY’s price and what I believe is a clear loss in the quality of the apps (ie it’s still hard to find better desktop software!), I nonetheless have to say this app is excellent. I am a PhD candidate in the humanities, and had to pass four research languages in order to complete the program. That meant I had to learn to translate quickly, and recognize common phrases in each language. If one is looking for the parsing or definition of a word then a lexicon is best, but if one needs to actually translate and work through sentence structure, then this is one of the most helpful apps I’ve found. I continue to use it for quick translation or to check my own rendering.

*i do echo previous comments regarding whether the app utilizes the hardware of the latest iPhone effectively (it doesn’t); the iPhones have the best cameras on the market, and yet the ABBYY apps seem to struggle to take decent pictures. Sadly, it’s often easier and more accurate to take a picture with the native camera app and then import into the suite of ABBYY apps. (I have received multiple responses to this issue telling me I’m doing it wrong, but I have an actual lighting setup and a device that holds the phone over the page...I’m sure I will get corrected again 🙄 but there is some difference - that said ABBYY is still the best available).

Developer Response

Apr 4, 2018

Dear Cardinal 55, we're happy to have you as a user, thank you so much for high rating and such a detailed feedback! We'll consider all your notes :) Best regards, ABBYY Mobile

New suggestion in review

Jan 19, 2018

capedape

Please think about adding ability to replace replace/all in text that has been captured. Or a list of word/sentences to never render into ocr’d text. I’d pay for this as an in app purchase!

1: please add more flexibility. Like ios share sheet extension access to send to textgrabber. Ability to take screenshot in iOS 11 and immediately send to textgrabber by clicking on the screenshot thumbnail. Ability to edit straight in textgrabber from where a photo is full screen opened from camera roll eg three little dots within circle ...

2: The latest ipads and phones are quite powerful. Looking forward to the app, hopefully this one, that let’s me upload a OCR pdf and automatically snapshot all the pages into editable text. That will be the holy grail and I’d surely pay for the update or in app purchase.

Developer Response

Dec 5, 2017

Hi, dear user! Thanks so much for your feedback :) We will consider your notes. About 2. TextGrabber is not intended to scan whole pages, only small text fragments. To scan multi-pages documents and save them to PDF, please, try FineScanner. And wait for the updates ;) Best of luck, ABBYY Mobile Team.

New suggestion in review

Jan 19, 2018

capedape

Please think about adding ability to replace replace/all in text that has been captured. Or a list of word/sentences to never render into ocr’d text. I’d pay for this as an in app purchase!

1: please add more flexibility. Like ios share sheet extension access to send to textgrabber. Ability to take screenshot in iOS 11 and immediately send to textgrabber by clicking on the screenshot thumbnail. Ability to edit straight in textgrabber from where a photo is full screen opened from camera roll eg three little dots within circle ...

2: The latest ipads and phones are quite powerful. Looking forward to the app, hopefully this one, that let’s me upload a OCR pdf and automatically snapshot all the pages into editable text. That will be the holy grail and I’d surely pay for the update or in app purchase.

Developer Response

Dec 5, 2017

Hi, dear user! Thanks so much for your feedback :) We will consider your notes. About 2. TextGrabber is not intended to scan whole pages, only small text fragments. To scan multi-pages documents and save them to PDF, please, try FineScanner. And wait for the updates ;) Best of luck, ABBYY Mobile Team.